Teen nabbed for running fake base stations

2018-01-12 07:52
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The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a teenager from the mainland on Wednesday for operating seven fake base stations in two flats near the Barrier Gate Plaza, PJ spokeswoman Lei Hon Nei said during a special press conference yesterday.

Lei identified the suspect as a 16-year-old male surnamed Li, who told the police that he was a chef.

A fake base station is telecom equipment which sends out a signal, disconnecting mobile phone users in an area from their legitimate base stations and who then receive messages from the bogus one instead.

Fake base station equipment and other items seized from the 16-year-old suspect by the police are on display at a press room of the PJ headquarters in Zape yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi